Volleyball: Pinellas County Super 7 1. East Lake (8-1): Big showdown with district rival Palm Harbor University tonight. 2. Clearwater Central Catholic (10-0): The Marauders seem to be getting better and better. 3. Tarpon Springs (13-1): A rematch with Mitchell tonight should be a tough test. 4. Countryside (13-3): Cougars ...
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Wed. Sept. 26, 2012 at 3:08 p.m. | Rodney Page
Volleyball East Lake def. Dunedin (25-16, 25-23, 25-22): After a tough five-game match against Sarasota Riverview last week, East Lake continued its winning ways. Coach Mike Estes said the Eagles were led by libero Jess Steidl and setter Christy Dunham. Clearwater def. Largo (25-11, 25-13, 25-13): The Tornadoes had little ...
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Wed. Sept. 19, 2012 at 11:44 p.m. | Times Staff
Volleyball Pinellas County Super 7 1. East Lake (8-1): Eagles have won seven straight after an early-season loss to Clearwater. 2. Clearwater Central Catholic (9-0): Winners of the OVA High School Showcase, the Marauders are rolling early. 3. Tarpon Springs (11-1): A tight five-game district win over Mitchell was followed ...
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Wed. Sept. 19, 2012 at 2:52 p.m. | Rodney Page
Volleyball Pinellas County super 7 1. East Lake (6-1): The Eagles struggled with its lineup during the first week, but seems to have found one. Defeated Palm Harbor U., then won the Academy of Holy Names tournament, which included wins over Plant and Bloomingdale. 2. Clearwater Central Catholic (4-0): Off ...
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Wed. Sept. 12, 2012 at 5:03 p.m. | Rodney Page
TAMPA — East Lake and Bloomingdale established themselves as the teams to beat during pool play at the Academy of the Holy Names Invitational, which brought together volleyball teams from Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco counties.In Saturday's battle of tournament unbeatens, East Lake, the reigning Class 8A state champions, prevailed 17-25, ...
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Sat. Sept. 08, 2012 at 5:16 p.m. | Andy Warrener
Each week, our writers will nominate one male and one female athlete from each of the counties we cover. Then we turn the voting over to you, our fabulous readers. These nominations span Saturday, Sept. 1 through Friday, Sept. 7. The winners get a free T-shirt and bragging rights over ...
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Sat. Sept. 08, 2012 at 11:28 a.m. | Times Staff
PALM HARBOR — For the first two games of Thursday night’s Class 8A-8 match against East Lake, it looked as if Palm Harbor University would finally get the best of its nemesis. But East Lake proved that despite losing three key seniors from last year’s state championship team, it is ...
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Fri. Sept. 07, 2012 at 12:24 a.m. | Rodney Page
File this under the "In case you missed it'' category. Clearwater's volleyball team defeated East Lake Thursday night, 20-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-17, 15-10. It's the first time East Lake lost to a county team since Sept. 2, 2010, when it lost to Palm Harbor University. It's also only the fourth loss in ...
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Fri. Aug. 31, 2012 at 9:44 a.m. | Rodney Page
When East Lake put the finishing touches on a Class 8A state championship over Miami Wellington in November, it marked the first time a Pinellas County team had won consecutive state titles. Over the past two seasons, the Eagles are 56-3. Optimism remains high despite the loss of six seniors, ...
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Tue. Aug. 21, 2012 at 6:42 p.m. | Rodney Page
Boys Student-Athlete of the Year: Rhett Hammil, Indian Rocks Christian Weighted/unweighted GPA: 4.5/4.0 Standardized test score: 29 ACT Sports: Football, golf, soccer, tennis Proudest academic accomplishment: Valedictorian of senior class. Proudest athletic accomplishment: Beating Tampa Prep to win the Class 3A, District 9 soccer title this past season. Did you ...
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Fri. June 15, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. | Bob Putnam
Even while standing on the court last fall with a gold medal around her neck after leading her team to a second straight state championship, East Lake setter Rachel Reed was unsure if that would be the last competitive volleyball game of her career. But now, she's sure it won't ...
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Thu. Feb. 09, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. | John C. Cotey
The Times’ all-Suncoast team is comprised of the best volleyball players in our coverage area, which encompasses Hernando, Pasco, Hillsborough and Pinellas counties. Player of the year: OH Jordan Burgess, Sr., Berkeley Prep Despite all the success the Berkeley Prep volleyball program has had over the years, the Buccaneers have ...
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Sun. Dec. 25, 2011 at 6:14 p.m. | Times Staff
Co-players of the year S Rachel Reed and OH Brittnay Estes, Srs., East Lake Why we picked them: Asked to make a choice, it was an impossible task. Even the coaches we asked in the county were split between fire and ice. On one hand, there is Estes, the fiery ...
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Thu. Dec. 22, 2011 at 10:25 a.m. | John C. Cotey
KISSIMMEE -- Brittnay Estes thought about what might have happened if East Lake hadn't won a state volleyball championship Saturday afternoon. They'd blame her dad, who had no volleyball experience when East Lake hired him. They'd say he messed up a good thing, and East Lake was foolish to ...
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Sat. Nov. 19, 2011 at 9:47 p.m. | John C. Cotey
You can read it, put your coffee on it to keep it warm, clip it out and use it to fry eggs on, but just don’t touch it. It’s hot! Every weekend, St. Petersburg Times columnist John C. Cotey brings you the Hot List, telling you what’s trending most in ...
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Sat. Nov. 19, 2011 at 6:52 p.m. | John C. Cotey